About Sir James Anderson
Lived 1800 – 1864 (aged 63). Sir James Anderson was a British politician.
Sir James Anderson (28 November 1800 – 8 May 1864) Aged fifteen, he moved to Glasgow to accompany his older brother David. Working in a manufactory, he rose through the city's civic dignities. and was appointed Lord Provost of Glasgow in 1848 and was created a Knight Bachelor on Queen Victoria's visit in the following year.
In 1850 he was living at 3 Blythswood Square.
He married Janet, the only daughter and heiress of Robert Hood, a fellow Bailie of Glasgow Council. The couple had three sons and a daughter.
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Who was Sir James Anderson?
British politician and manufacturer
When was Sir James Anderson born?
Sir James Anderson was born on 1 November 1800 in Stirling.
When did Sir James Anderson die?
Sir James Anderson died on 8 May 1864 in Dunbartonshire.
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Sir James Anderson was a politician.
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Sir James Anderson was British.
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